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New York rabbi nabbed in underage sex sting — and brought disgusting item to hotel, cops say

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A rabbi was caught along with seven other men allegedly trying to arrange for underage sex, and he was caught with a damning item. The sting operation was conducted by the New York State Police in collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Investigation between Aug. 27 and 28 in Onondaga County. The men allegedly arranged to have sex through text messages and believed they were doing so with a teenager. The eight men were charged with attempted rape in the second degree, according to a state police release. Court documents indicated that an undercover officer pretended to be a 14 or 15 year old during the operation. The men allegedly arranged to have sex through messaging apps and believed they were doing so with a teenager. All of the men separately arranged to have sex at hotels or at hotel parking lots in Syracuse, Liverpool, or Salina. "Each one of these individuals came in contact with law enforcement during their search for an actual child," said Assistant District Attorney Jarrett